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When the new wireless network connection properties window appears, go to the Wireless Networks tab, uncheck the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box and click OK. 13 Step 1 To open the utility, double click on the Wireless Monitor icon in the system tray at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Step 2 Go to the AP List tab, select the SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network you wish to connect to, and click Connect. 14 If the network you are attempting to connect to is configured for encryption, you will see an orange lock icon next to the network. 15 When you click on it and click connect, a box will pop up requesting the wireless encryption key for the router. Enter the encryption key into the box and click OK. 16 Step 3 You should now be connected. You should see “Connected” in the top, right hand corner, and there will be a blue circle around the antenna icon next to the network name. Troubleshooting: If you are experiencing problems with the connection (unable to connect, low signal strength, slow connection speed, not working, unstable wireless connection) you will want to tune your router’s signal by changing channels on the router. You do not need to change the channel on the card, it will automatically pick up the new channel after you reboot. The only channel that you need to change is the router’s channel. Your router has 11 different channels to choose from. Start with channel 1 and work your way up. Each time you change the channel on the router, make sure that you restart the wireless computer before trying to connect again. Keep going through the channels until you find one that gives you a stable connection. For instructions on changing channels, refer to the documentation that came with your router. 17 4. Wireless Monitor This section describes the various functions of the Wireless Monitor that you can configure, including the settings of wireless encryption. 4.1 Wireless Information The Wireless Information box at the top of the window provides you with the status of the current connection, including signal, network name (SSID), IP Address and router channel. 18 4.2 AP List The AP List tab displays all the available wireless networks detected by the Wireless Adapter. Simply select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click Connect. If you have created multiple profiles, you can use the profile chooser at the bottom to select the specific profile you want to use. Then click Activate to enable that profile. 19 4.3 Profile Settings This section provides instructions on using the Profile Settings section of the wireless monitor. The My Wireless Networks box lists the different profiles you’ve created for the different networks that you use. Profiles are automatically created and added to this list when you connect to new networks. You can also manually add profiles. To modify an existing profile, select that profile from the My Wireless Networks box and click on modify. To create a new profile, click on New. 20 The Profile Settings box will appear allowing you to specify the settings for your new profile or change settings for your existing profile. Once you are finished entering the settings, click OK to save the changes. 21 4.4 Configuring Encryption This section describes the different types of encryption available and how to configure them. In most cases, encryption will be automatically configured and all that will need to be entered is the key, as described in Section 3 Step 2. The only time you will need to manually configure the encryption settings is if you are creating a custom profile. Click on Profile Settings then New. The profile settings box will appear. This is where you will change your encryption settings. As you can see you have five different options to choose from. 22 These three are meant for the home user: None: No encryption in use WEP: The most popular but least secure form of encryption WPA/WPA2-PSK: The most secure and recommended level of encryption The remaining two are for use in a corporate environment that utilizes authentication servers. If you do not know if you have an authentication server, you probably don’t and will want to stick with the three options above. 23 Configuring WEP encryption Select WEP from the Set Security Option box. Under Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), you will want to select Shared or Open, depending on the router settings. In the Key box, you will want to type in the encryption key for the router. If you check the Show text in the password field box, your key will appear in the box as you are typing it instead of showing only asterisks. This is helpful as it allows you to double check the key before saving the changes. Key Length will also be predetermined by the router. Refer to your routers settings to find out what you should select here. Key Index is the key on the router that is currently in use. Refer to your routers settings to find out what you should choose. Once you are done,...